Isayama: Mikasa’s growth probably involves separation from Eren. Interviewer: Then, then……Eren and Mikasa may separate as well?! The current chapters may foreshadow this kind of development The result of that, as part of my conception, is that they will sort of oppose each other. With different ways of thinking, the three characters will go into different directions. Isayama: Yes, and this is related to the upcoming chapters. Do Mikasa and Armin have other ways of thinking?
Interviewer: This is a complex that only Eren experiences. As his existing beliefs are gradually getting destroyed, he makes “How about just conserving myself?” a new standard, and he makes decisions and acts based upon it. So that attitude develops into a complex - and there is also an inner part of him wondering “Am I empty-headed?” - but then he learns that human beings can turn into Titans. For instance, in contrast to Armin who dreams passionately about the natural world outside the wall or unknown legends, Eren holds nothing but indignation. Isayama: Inside Eren’s mind, there is something like an emotional complex. Here's an interesting interview from Isayama about how Eren, Mikasa and Armin before chapter 81 and from 2016 Is Isayama portraying characters like that in a good or just light? Think about who represents nationalism in the story.
It's just boring old hearsay that twitter warriors apparently still don't know how to move past and get a better understanding of. If there was even an ounce of concrete proof about such beliefs, there are a ton of users here that would not be reading or enjoying it. Neo-nazi is waaaaaaaay overboard either way, Isayama's work speaks for itself and he's clearly a very aware and astute author.Īsk her "are we not allowed to portray the horrors of humanity in media? do you really think it's better for authors to pretend things like war, rape, racism, etc don't exist?" Generally speaking people with those opinions about AoT saw the Jewish ghetto analogs in the manga and nope'd the fuck out without reading further for context, or alternatively just read this false criticism on Twitter and parroted it. I'd tell her there's zero proof of that and that the story is clearly super anti-war and anti-nationalism. Was there something I could have said differently? Am I letting my bias for liking the story of Attack on Titan influence my thoughts on the author? Do you try to separate the author from their work in this case?
I tried to convey these thoughts to my friend but she chose to believe the things she read on twitter. His inspirations do draw on a number of parallels to real world atrocities and war figures.but I don't think that's a signal that he is glorifying those things, his story frequently tears those things down in fact and offers a critique of isolationism/nationalism (right?). I do know the rumors that have been spread around about Isayama but by all verified accounts I've seen, those rumors were false and the actual story of Attack on Titan is very anti-fascism I think (if I'm mistaken though, please let me know!). One of my friends immediately called Isayama a "neo-nazi" and she said she'd never read a story written by such a horrible nationalist person. I was talking with a group of friends and Attack on Titan came up in the conversation. I am looking for advice on a thing that happened related to this manga and figured I'd ask here if that's not too out of place?